My client is a growing, forward-thinking manufacturing and infrastructure business seeking a Management Accountant to join its finance team in a commercially focused role with real influence on decision-making. This position offers excellent exposure to senior stakeholders, operational teams, and strategic projects, making it ideal for a Management Accountant looking to step into a more value-adding, business-partnering role.
This is not a back-office reporting role. You will be actively involved in:
- Supporting commercial and operational decisions with insightful financial analysis
- Influencing budgets, forecasts, and cost-saving initiatives
- Working closely with non-finance stakeholders to improve performance
- Developing your leadership capability through responsibility for junior team members
The business places strong emphasis on continuous improvement, professional development, and internal progression, offering a clear pathway for growth. Your key responsibilities will be:
- Producing accurate and timely monthly management accounts
- Budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis with meaningful commentary
- Cost and margin analysis to support operational efficiency
- Preparing KPIs, dashboards and performance reports for management
- Financial modelling and ad hoc commercial analysis
- Improving finance processes, controls and reporting quality
- Supporting and developing transactional finance team members
Ideally you will be an experienced in a Management Accountant or similar role, you will have strong analytical mindset with excellent Excel skills. A confident communicator you will enjoy working with the wider business, be proactive, commercially aware and keen to add value. This role will suit a part-qualified or qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, or ACA) who is looking for strong commercial exposure, regular stakeholder interaction, and the opportunity to develop their career within a supportive and progressive environment.